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Jeremiah 35:8 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Jeremiah 35:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 35 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;”
Jeremiah 35:8 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 35:8
Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab (שָׁמַעְנוּ בְּקוֹל shama'nu b'qol)—The verb shama' means both 'hear' and 'obey,' the same word God used of Israel's covenant obligation (Deuteronomy 6:4, the Shema). To drink no wine all our days—The abstinence from יַיִן (yayin) wasn't Nazirite asceticism (Numbers 6) but memorial discipline, keeping alive the memory of wilderness dependence.The comprehensive obedience—we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters—demonstrates multi-generational covenant faithfulness. What Judah failed to pass to their children (knowledge of Yahweh, Jeremiah 9:3-6), the R...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 35:8
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“obey your parents in all things”
“my son”
“keep your father's commandment”
“listen to your father's instruction”
“sons”
“but a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.”